ArrayList::BinarySearch Method (Int32, Int32, Object, IComparer)
Searches a range of elements in the sorted ArrayList for an element using the specified comparer and returns the zero-based index of the element.
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
public: virtual int BinarySearch( int index, int count, Object^ value, IComparer^ comparer )
Parameters
- index
- Type: System::Int32
The zero-based starting index of the range to search.
- count
- Type: System::Int32
The length of the range to search.
- value
- Type: System::Object
The Object to locate. The value can be nullptr.
- comparer
- Type: System.Collections::IComparer
The IComparer implementation to use when comparing elements.
-or-
nullptr to use the default comparer that is the IComparable implementation of each element.
Return Value
Type: System::Int32The zero-based index of value in the sorted ArrayList, if value is found; otherwise, a negative number, which is the bitwise complement of the index of the next element that is larger than value or, if there is no larger element, the bitwise complement of Count.
| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| ArgumentException | index and count do not denote a valid range in the ArrayList. -or- comparer is nullptr and neither value nor the elements of ArrayList implement the IComparable interface. |
| InvalidOperationException | comparer is nullptr and value is not of the same type as the elements of the ArrayList. |
| ArgumentOutOfRangeException | index is less than zero. -or- count is less than zero. |
The comparer customizes how the elements are compared. For example, you can use a CaseInsensitiveComparer instance as the comparer to perform case-insensitive string searches.
If comparer is provided, the elements of the ArrayList are compared to the specified value using the specified IComparer implementation. The elements of the ArrayList must already be sorted in increasing value according to the sort order defined by comparer; otherwise, the result might be incorrect.
If comparer is nullptr, the comparison is done using the IComparable implementation provided by the element itself or by the specified value. The elements of the ArrayList must already be sorted in increasing value according to the sort order defined by the IComparable implementation; otherwise, the result might be incorrect.
Comparing nullptr with any type is allowed and does not generate an exception when using IComparable. When sorting, nullptr is considered to be less than any other object.
If the ArrayList contains more than one element with the same value, the method returns only one of the occurrences, and it might return any one of the occurrences, not necessarily the first one.
If the ArrayList does not contain the specified value, the method returns a negative integer. You can apply the bitwise complement operation (~) to this negative integer to get the index of the first element that is larger than the search value. When inserting the value into the ArrayList, this index should be used as the insertion point to maintain the sort order.
This method is an O(log n) operation, where n is count.
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